1. Florida Virtual School: Dori Slosberg Funding
William Gordon
Chief Operations Officer
Florida Virtual School

2. Florida Virtual School: Florida’s online school of choice since 1997
FREE: To public, private, and home schooled students in Florida
VARIETY: Choose from more than 140 core, elective, AP, and CTE courses that are aligned to the Florida Standards
FLEXIBILITY: Students work at their pace, on their schedule
AVAILABILITY: Our dedicated, certified teachers are available 7 days per week

3. Florida Virtual School
Served 197,924 Students State-Wide
14,279 Students in Orange County
Semester completions
State
433,994
Orange County
30,977
Staff
State
2,002
Orange County
345

4. Traffic Crash Facts Annual Report 2012
On an annual average in the State of Florida, there are:
Nearly 30,000 teen crashes
More than 16,000 teens injured
140 teens killed
Source: A Safer Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

5. Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act
Funds driver education programs in public and nonpublic schools to enhance driver education and safety
Currently in Orange County, the funds are only used for the direct driving educational expenses via the “behind the wheel program”
The Orange County Clerk of the Court collects $3.00 per civil traffic penalty for the fund

6. Orange County & FLVS Partnership
FLVS administers Orange County’s portion of the Dori Slosberg Funds on behalf of the Orange County Board of Commissioners (OCBCC) per interlocal agreement dated 4/26/2011
FLVS reports fund expenditures, via an annual report, to the commission per interlocal agreement
Dori Slosberg funds received BY OCBCC are dispersed upon review and approval of the annual report
FLVS contracts with the Florida Safety Council (FSC) to pay for student “behind the wheel” driving for any Orange County student

7. Orange County & FLVS Partnership
The current contract with FSC ended August of 2014
Per state purchasing policy, FLVS issued an RFP for the “behind the wheel” services. The contract has been awarded to FSC contingent on the rate increase.
Finalizing the new contract requires commission approval of the requested rate increase

8. Overview of FSC’s Rate Request
The current rate is $88 per session, with a maximum of 3 sessions
FSC is requesting an additional $5 per session, for a total of $93 per session, with a maximum of 3 sessions
In 2014, the total cost for 7,352 “behind the wheel” hours were $323,488.00
For 2015, the projected cost for 7,352 “behind the wheel” hours is $341,868.00, if the request is approved
$18, additional increase

9. FSC Factors For Rate Request
There have been no adjustments for increases in fuel, maintenance and insurance for 3 years
Student support services, labor, and overhead costs have increased from 2011 levels

10. FLVS Driver’s Education… Saving lives one student at a time
Driver’s Ed is a vital component needed to keep our roads safe in Florida. Learning the road signs and road rules with FLVS teachers and then taking a life saving “behind the wheel” training is a step in the right direction to finding ways to encourage teens to drive distraction free.